New “War Czar” post

Why do we need a “War Czar”? Isn’t it the job of the Commander in Chief, a.k.a. George Bush, to oversee the war? Where’s our new Secretary of Defense in all this? It looks, to me, as though George Bush is searching for a fall-guy onto which he can eventually blame the failure of the war effort, so that he won’t have to be accountable.

Finally, for a party that is constantly haranguing the evils of big government, creating this position, as well as the Department of Homeland Security, hardly constitutes downsizing! Under the Bush administration, we’ve seen the biggest expansion of the government in modern history.

Thank you for pointing out how this administration has continually pushed government into the lives of the citizens that supposedly represent and for showing us that the position of â€œWar Czarâ€? is the puppet that this administration will try to pin its failure on.

Soâ€¦what will you be reporting next Mr. Kanarish? That the sun will be rising tomorrow?

Thanks for the brief update of the insanely obvious.

Pauly

Thank you for pointing out how this administration has continually pushed government into the lives of the citizens that supposedly represent and for showing us that the position of â€œWar Czarâ€? is the puppet that this administration will try to pin its failure on.

Soâ€¦what will you be reporting next Mr. Kanarish? That the sun will be rising tomorrow?

Thanks for the brief update of the insanely obvious.

Tbone

Easy Pauly…..we’re all on the same side here. You know, lots of people don’t take the time to think about what’s going on. Maybe Mike just figured this stuff out. If so, bravo to him.

Tbone

Easy Pauly…..we’re all on the same side here. You know, lots of people don’t take the time to think about what’s going on. Maybe Mike just figured this stuff out. If so, bravo to him.

Pauly

Maybe youâ€™re right. Maybe he just figured it out and decided to post his new found knowledge on the Denver Post Web page. If thatâ€™s true than Iâ€™m reminded of the movie Dumb & dumber when Harry was leaving the bar and saw the old newspaper clipping of the moon landing and he yells to the room of people â€œWe made it to the moon! WOW!â€?

Pauly

Maybe youâ€™re right. Maybe he just figured it out and decided to post his new found knowledge on the Denver Post Web page. If thatâ€™s true than Iâ€™m reminded of the movie Dumb & dumber when Harry was leaving the bar and saw the old newspaper clipping of the moon landing and he yells to the room of people â€œWe made it to the moon! WOW!â€?

Judge Joe

“Personal attacks of ANY kind have no place on this site,” Pauly, so lay off.

Judge Joe

“Personal attacks of ANY kind have no place on this site,” Pauly, so lay off.

Vincent Carroll is The Denver Post's editorial page editor. He has been writing commentary on politics and public policy in Colorado since 1982 and was originally with the Rocky Mountain News, where he was also editor of the editorial pages until that newspaper gave up the ghost in 2009.

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